armistice
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armistice¹
- /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/ UK
- /ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/ US
- /-məstəs/ US
Where it comes from
From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”) + sistēre (from sistō (“to halt, stand still”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand up”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio.
noun armistices
- A (short) cessation of combat. 135. An armistice is the cessation of active hostilities for a period agreed upon between belligerents. It must be agreed upon in writing, and duly ratified by the highest authorities of the contending parties. 136. If an armistice be declared, without conditions, it extends no further than to requ
- A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat. The Fifth Volume of this Collection makes its appearance at the moſt eventful period of the war—it includes, therefore, matter of the higheſt importance, and contains all the official documents reſpecting the late Negotiation—the war between this country and Spain, the progreſs of the French arms in
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I”). The armistice of November 1918 could represent many things: the end of the war, the victory. But for the Carnard [the newspaper Le Canard enchaîné], first and foremost, it represented dissention among the French. […] After the armistice and the emergence of the first difficulties of the peace, many
Armistice²
- /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/ UK
- /ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/ US
- /-məstəs/ US
Where it comes from
See armistice.
proper noun armistice
- The armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I. [W]hat was to be the future policy of the Associated Governments in regard to the renewal of the Armistice: should the Armistice constantly be renewed, with new clauses and new conditions, or were the final naval and military terms to be drawn up immediately and imposed on the enemy.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cease-fire, truce, hudna, ceasefire, demilitarized, demarcation, mac, korea, untso, peace, cessation, suspension, standdown, concord, pacification, neutrality
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noun (short) cessation of combat — see also ceasefire, truce
| 한국어 | 정전 jeongjeon |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | समझौता samjhautā, युद्धविराम yuddhavirām |
| Deutsch | (zeitweiliger) Waffenstillstand, Waffenpause |
| Русский | переми́рие peremírije, зати́шье zatíšʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | đình chiến |
| العربية | هُدْنَة hudna |
noun formal agreement to end combat
| Español | armisticio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정전 jeongjeon, 휴전 hyujeon |
| 日本語 | 停戦 teisen, 休戦 kyūsen |
| 中文 | 停戰 /停战 tíngzhàn, 休戰 /休战 xiūzhàn |
| हिन्दी | युद्धविराम yuddhavirām, संधि sandhi |
| Português | armistício |
| Français | armistice, trêve |
| Deutsch | Waffenstillstand, endgültiges Schweigen der Waffen |
| Italiano | armistizio |
| Ελληνικά | ανακωχή anakochí |
| Română | armistițiu |
| Русский | прекраще́ние огня́ prekraščénije ognjá, переми́рие peremírije |
| Tiếng Việt | đình chiến, hưu chiến |
| العربية | هُدْنَة hudna, وَقْفُ نَار waqfu nār |
| עברית | שְׁבִיתַת נֶשֶׁק sh'vitát néshek |
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title = {armistice},
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